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Definition of Periwig
1. Noun. A wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Definition of Periwig
1. n. A headdress of false hair, usually covering the whole head, and representing the natural hair; a wig.
2. v. t. To dress with a periwig, or with false hair.
Definition of Periwig
1. Noun. (historical) wig ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To dress with a periwig, or with false hair; to bewig. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Periwig
1. a wig [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Periwig
Literary usage of Periwig
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Etymologyby George William Lemon by George William Lemon (1783)
"... anno 1534 (which is 95 years earlier) for explaining a periwig, ... Skinner writes
it penique; and then refers us to periwig; which he would derive i ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1889)
"... a little in the shoulders ; lie hath a shuffling gait that differs from all
men ; wears his periwig down almost over his eyes; about 45 or 46 years old. ..."
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